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No - we just pay £1 or similar for the hookup, doesn't matter if you are just running lights or smelting aluminium

What are Caravans made from

Someone's on my wavelength.  Just need a way to convert them to Bauxite before they can technically be smelted. I wonder if TheBoy has any ideas on that one?

Kevin

Is it caravans or caravanners you lot don't like? I can keep a steady 60 or 70 mph given the car's longer & heavier than the van so no trailer sway. How much did you pay for your piece of cloth, fridge, gas rings, bed, wardrobe, etc. etc.? In other words all your camping gear. I'll bet it was more than £200 & you still have to crawl about unless your bit of cloth is so huge it takes an army to put up/pull down. I hate canvas as much as some of you hate caravans so can you all shut up now please? It's not just a bit of light hearted banter, it's becoming tedious. Until now i hav'nt said a word against tenters so to the minority of you that keep taking a cheap pop i suggest you button it, stop being so rather' smug.
   Let's accept we have different ways of "staying out" I hav'nt noticed caravan owners taking a pop at tenters....yet....but if you keep on.....

Come on Guy, you know we caravaner's envy the tenter's on a cold, wet gale blowing night, and them wanting to go to the loo at 3 o'clock in the morning.

Packing the tent up in the pouring rain.

Car loaded to the hilt!

I could go on.

[Hannah Judes Dad]

No - we just pay £1 or similar for the hookup, doesn't matter if you are just running lights or smelting aluminium

What are Caravans made from

Someone's on my wavelength.  Just need a way to convert them to Bauxite before they can technically be smelted. I wonder if TheBoy has any ideas on that one?

Kevin

Is it caravans or caravanners you lot don't like? I can keep a steady 60 or 70 mph given the car's longer & heavier than the van so no trailer sway. How much did you pay for your piece of cloth, fridge, gas rings, bed, wardrobe, etc. etc.? In other words all your camping gear. I'll bet it was more than £200 & you still have to crawl about unless your bit of cloth is so huge it takes an army to put up/pull down. I hate canvas as much as some of you hate caravans so can you all shut up now please? It's not just a bit of light hearted banter, it's becoming tedious. Until now i hav'nt said a word against tenters so to the minority of you that keep taking a cheap pop i suggest you button it, stop being so rather' smug.
   Let's accept we have different ways of "staying out" I hav'nt noticed caravan owners taking a pop at tenters....yet....but if you keep on.....

Come on Guy, you know we caravaner's envy the tenter's on a cold, wet gale blowing night, and them wanting to go to the loo at 3 o'clock in the morning.

Packing the tent up in the pouring rain.

Car loaded to the hilt!

I could go on.

Have to agree that caravans are a step up in practicality in comparison to tents yet I still have both.When with the family it is a lot easier for the 'luxuries' that are afforded by having everything all in one 'box' but sometimes if i'm on my own then lugging the chateux on wheels seems a bit excessive.It is a matter of choice for most of us and some do like the comfy things more than others.Must admit I was brought up with tenting so it stays with me that things can be done with less but I will never judge others, it is a means to an end and if you can enjoy it then all the better.Hopefully I will make one or two of the meets this year - work depndant

[Amigo]

Thanks AA & HJD. I don't really want a tent/vs. van war on here. I've seen some tenters with cracking set ups, all you could wish for. Seems like alot of work to me (i'm lazy) but if you enjoy it, nice one. It's good to get away no matter how you do it. In my teens/early 20's i was heavily into the bike scene (1978 GS750, CB Hondas, GT 380, KH250, Yam XS750, RD400DX) never owned a real brit bike but many did & it was rough & ready then as were the festivals. Stonehenge was free & i was there the year before the police attacked the travellers buses/homes etc. in front of thier children  which spawned the phrase "New age traveller" which actually means nothing & was media generated. Glasto & Reading stiil exist but have become more organized overpriced club events than Rock concerts.
   Point is we never took tents just our bikes & slept where we fell, certain substances helped but the fact is tenting has passed me by. I no longer do "substances", happy with a drink now but i like the comfort of my van.
   Guess i've gone from one extreme to another!

[sexydaz]

weve been off in ours and done full sunday dinners int toven and a nice shower,telly,dvd,fridge,fire,lights,loads a storage,comfy but a good tenting weekend wi yer mates is priceless ive told mi kids when there older iltake em off in a tent

[KillerWatt]

I can check quite easily that all the insulation is OK.

What test equipment/procedure do you use for that Martin, and who does your calibration?

Or print my own on my printer

That is guaranteed jail time these days mate.

[tunnie]

has to be tent for me, chuck it all in the back, blast along at the usual 80 mph+

Caravans are too darn heavy, half your mpg and cost £1000's to buy & run.

[Martin_1962]

I can check quite easily that all the insulation is OK.

What test equipment/procedure do you use for that Martin, and who does your calibration?

Or print my own on my printer

That is guaranteed jail time these days mate.

Just visual - if the insulation is OK and not mice eaten - should be OK - how often do houses get rewired?

More to the point - who actually thinks we need this?

[KillerWatt]

I can check quite easily that all the insulation is OK.

What test equipment/procedure do you use for that Martin, and who does your calibration?

Or print my own on my printer

That is guaranteed jail time these days mate.

Just visual - if the insulation is OK and not mice eaten - should be OK - how often do houses get rewired?

More to the point - who actually thinks we need this?

How often do you uproot your house and take it on holiday with you?
As far as rewiring goes, I must have missed that bit...I was under the distinct impression it was nothing more than inspect/test.

As for a visual inspection being good enough, sadly that is not the case in real life where 240v is concerned (there are more than enough corpses to substantiate that) and an RCD on the campsite side isn't a "magic bullet" either.

[Martin_1962]

I can check quite easily that all the insulation is OK.

What test equipment/procedure do you use for that Martin, and who does your calibration?

Or print my own on my printer

That is guaranteed jail time these days mate.

Just visual - if the insulation is OK and not mice eaten - should be OK - how often do houses get rewired?

More to the point - who actually thinks we need this?

How often do you uproot your house and take it on holiday with you?
As far as rewiring goes, I must have missed that bit...I was under the distinct impression it was nothing more than inspect/test.

As for a visual inspection being good enough, sadly that is not the case in real life (and there are more than enough corpses to substantiate that).

So do you think these test are warranted?

[Andy B]

.....
 (and there are more than enough corpses to substantiate that).

Are there?  ............ Bo11ocks!

[KillerWatt]

So do you think these test are warranted?

Where mains voltage is involved in public areas, yes I do think they are warranted.

[KillerWatt]

.....
 (and there are more than enough corpses to substantiate that).

Are there?  ............ Bo11ocks!

Are there 'dangle berries' what?

Remember the old style 240v xmas tree lights/fairy lights?
How many times did you hear of people dying because they had them plugged in while checking for a dodgy lamp and failed to notice bare conductors that had been caused while in storage?

[Andy B]

So do you think these test are warranted?

Where mains voltage is involved in public areas, yes I do think they are warranted.

Mains has to go through 2 RCD's before Joe Public gets to use it.

[Andy B]

.....
 (and there are more than enough corpses to substantiate that).

Are there?  ............ Bo11ocks!

Are there 'dangle berries' what?

Remember the old style 240v xmas tree lights/fairy lights?
How many times did you hear of people dying because they had them plugged in while checking for a dodgy lamp and failed to notice bare conductors that had been caused while in storage?

See above!
And we're talking deaths in caravans not due to 'fixing' fairy lights.

[KillerWatt]

So do you think these test are warranted?

Where mains voltage is involved in public areas, yes I do think they are warranted.

Mains has to go through 2 RCD's before Joe Public gets to use it.

See above, an RCD is NOT the be all and end all....it is simply a secondary aid in much the same way an airbag is a secondary aid to a seatbelt.

RCD's can (and DO) fail, hence that is why they have a test procedure specifically written for them.